I don't choose to sit by a fire (or smoke a cigar, for another example) because of apathy. I choose to value the purported benefits of an activity over the risk

I don't choose to sit by a fire (or smoke a cigar, for another example) because of apathy. I choose to value the purported benefits of an activity over the risk I take by partaking in said activity. I'm not sure how to apply that analysis to a religious belief, which leads me to conclude that the analogy drawn by Sam Harris is flawed in at least some cases.